Taute handed first Stormers run

Taute handed first Stormers run

30 Jan 2013

Jaco Taute will start at fullback when the Stormers tackle the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Taute spent most of 2012 at centre with the Lions and Springboks, but he will start his first game for the Stormers at his preferred position of fullback in the Cape franchise’s opening warm-up clash.

Another loaned Lion in hooker Martin Bezuidenhout also features in the run-on side.

Flyhalf Kurt Coleman gets the No 10 jersey, with Elton Jantjies given compassionate leave following his father’s recent passing and Peter Grant still in Japan. Pivot Gary van Aswegen was left out of the match-day squad as he continues to struggle with injury.

No 8 Duane Vermeulen captains the team.

Stormers – 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Duane Vermeulen (c), 7 Don Armand, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Subs: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Ruan Botha, 19 Michael Rhodes, 20 Rayn Smid, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Pat Howard, 23 Gerhard van den Heever, 24 Joe Pietersen.


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  • 1.BattDJB: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 12:29 pm

    RT @keocoza: Taute handed first Stormers run: Jaco Taute will start at fullback when the Stormers tackle the Cheetahs in B… http://t.c …

  • 2.Jonck: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 12:42 pm

    What position do reserve “Rayn Smid” play?

    Interesting that Don Armand is playing and not Rhodes?

  • 3.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 12:56 pm

    @Jonck-1:
    http://sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=45002&category=&leagueid=0
    Apparently lock/8thman
    Ruan Botha is a big boy:
    http://sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=51632&category=&leagueid=0

  • 4.silent_shadow: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 12:56 pm

    Scrumhalf… Not this again

    Rayn Smid is an eighthman. Strong runner with ball in hand.

  • 5.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 12:58 pm

    Where is Nick Groome?

  • 6.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:00 pm

    @Robzim-4:
    My guess would be that they will start Groom against Boland, with Duvenhage also on the bench. They will be trying to give everyone some game time, but probably focused on the young players that might have to step up on short notice later.

  • 7.silent_shadow: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:00 pm

    No flyhalf on the bench. They’ll probably move Schreuder there.

  • 8.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:02 pm

    @wpjoulekkading-5:

    I just hope he is not number 3 on the pecking order again, but you are probably right.

  • 9.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:12 pm

    @Robzim-7: Hey Rob. Been meaning to ask. I assume your name is Robert? And you are from Zim? Interesting, coz there’s someone who called a name which is informal for robert and if i’m not mistaken, has some connections to zim. I hope my inferences are seen as being tongue in cheek.

  • 10.Jonck: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:16 pm

    Thanks 2.wpjoulekkading , this Rayn Smid must surely have impressed Alistair if he is prepared to give him a chance! Never heard that he was a standout in the junior games – especially not last year.

    I do hope that Carr will have a good game. I feel we need a good fetcher(the best is Deon Fourie, but it sound like he prefer hooker) That said, Duane Vermeulen did a good job in last game versus England in stealing balls. I suppose in combo with Burger and Kolisi each could do a bit.

  • 11.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:20 pm

    @Jonck-9: Carr isn’t the “fetcher” (hate this term) type of player. Good on defense, but very seldom contests the ball at the breakdown. I’ve mentioned this a few times already, but the stormers don’t need a specialist fetcher, because of their defensive gameplan.

  • 12.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:22 pm

    @pompies2-8: Or he is a Dylan fan.

  • 13.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:22 pm

    @pompies2-8:

    i am not from Zim. The nick is a reference to my first name (Robin) and to Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) because he is my biggest music “hero”. In retrospect, the nick was perhaps not a good choice .

  • 14.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:23 pm

    @stormer in a teacup-11:

    Indeed :)

  • 15.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:24 pm

    @Robzim-12: Nice save. I’m sure i’m not the first to make this inference. I’m sure you don’t mind, do you?

  • 16.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:25 pm

    @stormer in a teacup-11: hehe

  • 17.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:27 pm

    @pompies2-14:

    You welcome :)

  • 18.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:28 pm

    @Robzim-16: why do i have this suspicion that…………

  • 19.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:32 pm

    @pompies2-17:

    hehe…when i saw your nick the first time I was wondering whether you are related to Pompies Wiliams who played no 8 for the WP Federation a long time ago.

  • 20.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 13:37 pm

    @Robzim-18: It’s spanish for bu.m. An explanation awaits.

  • 21.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:00 pm

    @silent_shadow-6: AC confirmed that Schreuder and Duvenhage are the current flyhalf reserve options.

  • 22.katman: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:11 pm

    Yoh, none of this experimental squad sht for the Stormers. Looks like they’re taking the Cheetahs seriously. I mean, any team that runs the Lions to within 20 points means business…

  • 23.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:14 pm

    @Robzim-18: Think I might have played against him early in my playing days. Is he the guy from Paarl?

  • 24.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:14 pm

    @katman-21: :smile:

  • 25.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:26 pm

    @pompies2-22: Yes that’s him! I played against him as well

  • 26.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:26 pm

    @Robzim-12: :) HGzim on the other hand is a fabulous name.

  • 27.pompies2: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:33 pm

    @CharlesM-24: I just started playing first team rubgy, straight out of high school and i was schooled on the rugby field again. tough buggers back then. you had to know your place on the field, regardless of your ability.

  • 28.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:47 pm

    Nice to see Rayn Smid there. Deserves it. He’s going to be a very good number-8 for someone, and was terribly unlucky not to make the SA U-20′s last year. Should definitely have been there ahead of any of Khaya Majola, Braam Steyn & Fabian Booysen.

    Hope this doesn’t mean they’re looking at Don Armand ahead of the much more ‘lively’ Michael Rhodes. Armand was a nice fill-in at CC level, but you just don’t see him being able to match-up at Super Rutgby level, whereas Rhodes has that physicality & high tempo to make a definite impact.

    Lastly, JP du Plessis will be very disappointed if he’s fallen behind Patrick Howard for the reserve centre role.

  • 29.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 14:52 pm

    I really like the look of the Stormers pack. Nice mixture of talented youth and some experience. Another talented proppie or two might be welcome, but maybe they are coming through the age groups.

    Didn’t bother with the months, so some of the exact ages are not right, but here is the probable Stormers forwards squad:

    Proppies:

    Tight heads:
    Malherbe 22 (1991)
    Harris 28 (1985)

    Loose heads:
    Kitsoff 21 (1992)
    Carstens 34 (1979)

    Both sides:
    Pat Cilliers 26 (1987)

    Hookers:
    Ntubeni 22 (1991)
    Fourie 27 (1986)
    Liebenberg 32 (1981)

    Locks:
    Botha 21 (1992)
    Etzebeth 22 (1991)
    Steenkamp 26 (1987)
    Bekker 30 (1983)
    (Elstadt 24 (1989))

    Loosies:
    Carr 22 (1991)
    Kolisi 22 (1991)
    Elstadt 24 (1989)
    Armand 25 (1988)
    Rhodes 25 (1987)
    Vermuelen 27 (1986)
    Burger 30 (1983)

    left last year
    Quin Roux 22 (to return at some point in future?)
    Nick Koster 24

  • 30.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 15:00 pm

    this team should probably beat the Cheetahs.
    i dont rate Coleman, maybe he’ll prove me wrong.
    please dont play Eben to pieces Allister.

  • 31.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 15:11 pm

    @wpjoulekkading-28:

    Props coming through…

    Tshepo Motale – Very highly rated prop from Bishops, but currently still recovering from very serious knee injury. Can he get back to his best?

    Oliver Kebble – Is he up to it?

    Francois van Wyk – U-21 Forward Player of the Year in 2012 if I remember correctly. Same boat as Kebble perhaps.

  • 32.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 15:31 pm

    @hendrikp-30:
    Well read up a bit on Kebble, 19-20 years old, 128 kgs!
    And I saw a picture of him, he looks like it’s a reasonably fit weight, not the Fat Dunning type.

    The thing with proppies is that they need to mature a bit. So even if he is not quite up to it now, that is also ok. You just need the potential to be there. Coenie Oosthuizen was the same way – he had terrible scrum technique when he started (still not the best around, but much better at least). But you could clearly see that there was a lot of potential there.

    Kebble clearly falls in the same bracket, at least as far as physique is concerned. For balls skills and size of balls we’ll have to wait and see.

  • 33.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 15:41 pm

    @hendrikp-30:
    But where are these okes playing? Especially Kebble and van Wyk?
    I hope at least in the Vodacom cup!

  • 34.wpjoulekkading: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 15:50 pm

    @wpjoulekkading-32: Hmm, I see Oliver Kebble was part of the UCT pack that got pushed around a bit by the Baby Boks last week.
    But ok, a scrum is down to a lot more than just one proppie.

  • 35.gunther: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:02 pm

    @wpjoulekkading-33:

    He got his head pushed through his arsene wenger for the baby books as well last year.

  • 36.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:07 pm

    @hendrikp-30: Motale is highly rated by Jacques Hanekom (himself a former prop), the CEO of the WPRI at Stellenbosch. Hanekom will be the forwards’ coach of Maties for this year’s Varsity Cup

  • 37.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:12 pm

    IMO Francois v Wyk isn’t such a good scrummager. He has a lot of time to develop though, seeing that he played U/21 last season.
    I think Kebble has more potential but both should be in th Vodacom Cup squad

  • 38.ryecatcher: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:16 pm

    @stormer in a teacup-11: lol MAN

  • 39.ufo: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:23 pm

    i saw allister say on tv this morning that in these two games he was going to give game time to as many of the group as possible…

    so don’t think this means anyone is favoured over anyone just yet…

    although it would perhaps make sense that ac uses a stronger team against the cheetahs than against boland…

    rayn smit is definitely not too shabby a player… i’ve seen him play number 8 only and thought he would make it through the ranks… but must say never expected it to be so soon with all the talent available in cape town at the moment… good for him… will definitely be a fixture in provincial rugby in south africa in future… if not in cape town then in another franchise…

  • 40.ufo: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:25 pm

    @ryecatcher-37:

    hey rye…

    how’re you doing bud…? how’s the back…?

    when are you moving…?

  • 41.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:30 pm

    Blah, blah, blah. Stormer Panzees.

    :)

  • 42.ryecatcher: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:33 pm

    hi pal.set for 1,st may.keep well

  • 43.ufo: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:34 pm

    @Finfan-40:

    cool…

  • 44.TooMuchRugby: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:34 pm

    @Finfan-40:
    Is that short for chimpanzee?

  • 45.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:38 pm

    @TooMuchRugby-43: Are you accusing me of being racist??? :)

  • 46.TooMuchRugby: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:40 pm

    @Finfan-44:
    Well, its either racist or homophobic. Make your pick.

  • 47.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:42 pm

    @wpjoulekkading-32:

    Kebble & van Wyk were the starting props for the WP U-21 side in 2012.

    What part they will play this season I can’t tell you. For the Vodacom Cup, I can see them heading the direction of an Alistair Vermaak as a loosehead perhaps, while they have a few options at tighthead also.

    Personally would like to see it used as a development tool of course, but that might come down to their performances in the Varsity Cup. I also understand the argument for choosing what the coach believes to be the best available side to win games with.

  • 48.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:54 pm

    The Stormers have a decent team again this year. They will do well if their game plan is changed.

    Carr should be a regular starter, in my opinion. An excellent prospect – I hope he stays injury free and that he will join the Sharks sooner rather than later.

  • 49.Jeraldjay: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:57 pm

    @Finfan-47:

    Yes, the Stormers are a fantastic team.

  • 50.CharlesM: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2013, 16:58 pm

    @hendrikp: I don’t think JP is “behind” Howard. As far as I know JP is injured – I might be wrong though

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